Lonnie Mack was one of the first white guys to really make a mark playing blues-infused guitar, said record producer and blues historian Dick Shurman. I think of him as a prototype of what later could be called Southern rock. His music was a blend it wasnt a conscious blend he brought bla
ignificantly raised the guitar virtuoso bar and foreshadowed the arena-sized tones of guitar heroes to come. The Chicago Tribune wrote, With the wiggle of a whammy bar and a blinding run of notes up and down the neck of his classic Gibson Flying V, Lonnie Mack launched the modern guitar era.
Other artists shared their musical inspirations in video clips that punctuated the program. Ike Turner cited Pine Top Perkins, Quincy Jones named Billy Carter and Isaac Hayes recalled Minnie Pearl. Buddy Holly inspired Waylon Jennings and Bootsy Collins was moved by the guitar work of Lonnie Mack.
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